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The Ballad Of Billy The Kid easy guitar chords by
Billy Joel
Billy Joel

1973Pop
5.0 (1)
Intro 1
G
G
G
G

G
G

G
Em
F

G
Em
F
C
D

G
Em
F
C

Am
D

Interlude 1
F
C
C
G

F
C
C
G

Verse 1
G
Em

From a town known as Wheeling,
F

West Virginia
G
Em
F
C
D

Rode a boy with a six- gun in his hand
G
Em

And his daring life of crime
F
C

Made him a legend in his time
Am
D

East and west of the Rio Grande
F
C
C
G

F
C
C
G

Verse 2
G
Em
F

Well, he started with a bank in Colorado
G
Em
F
C
D

In the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid
G
Em

And his age and his size
F
C

Took the teller by surprise
Am
D

And the word spread of Billy the kid
F
C
C
G

Chorus 1
C
D

Well, he never travelled heavy
Em
Bm

Yes, he always rode alone
C
D
G

And he soon put many older guns to shame
C
D

And he never had a sweetheart
Em
Bm

And he never had a home
C

But the cowboy and the rancher
D

knew his name
Verse 3
G
Em

Well, he robbed his way from Utah
F

to Oklahoma
G
Em

And the largest could not seem
F
C
D

to track him down
G
Em

And it served his legend well
F
C

For the folks they loved to tell about
Am
D

When Billy the kid came to town
F
C
C
G

F
C
C
G

Interlude 2
C
F
C
F
G

F
Dm
G

C
F
C
F
G

F
Dm
G
C

C
F
C
F
G

F
Dm
G

C
F
C
F
G

F
Dm
G
C

C
Bb

C
Bb

C
Bb

C
Bb

F
Dm
G
C

Interlude 3
F
C
C
G

F
C
C
G

Verse 4
G
Em
F

Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy
G

And the judge said
Em
F
C
D

"String him up for what he did"
G
Em

And the cowboys and their kin
F
C

Like the sea, came pouring in
Am
D

To watch the hanging

of Billy the kid
F
C
C
G

F
C
C
G

Chorus 2
C
D

Well, he never travelled heavy
Em
Bm

Yes, he always rode alone
C
D
G

And he soon put many older guns to shame
C
D

And he never had a sweetheart
Em
Bm

But he finally found a home
C

Underneath the Boot Hill grave
D

that bears his name
Verse 5
G
Em

From a town known as Oyster Bay
F

Long Island
G
Em
F
C
D

Rode a boy with a six- pack in his hand
G
Em

And his daring life of crime
F
C

Made him a legend in his time
Am
D

East and west of the Rio Grande
F
C
C
G

F
C
C
G

Outro 1
C
F
C
F
G

F
Dm
G

C
F
C
F
G

F
Dm
G
C

C
F
C
F
G

F
Dm
G

C
F
C
F
G

F
Dm
G
C

C
Bb

C
Bb

C
Bb

C
Bb

F
Dm
G
C

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  • Am

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